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| Michael Moore launches TrumpiLeaks whistleblowing site | Michael Moore launches TrumpiLeaks whistleblowing site |
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| Michael Moore has launched a website that allows whistleblowers to securely leak information about the Trump administration. | Michael Moore has launched a website that allows whistleblowers to securely leak information about the Trump administration. |
| TrumpiLeaks encourages sources to use encryption software to share documents, photographs, video and audio recordings pertaining to Donald Trump and his associates with the film-maker and activist. | |
| “Patriotic Americans in government, law enforcement or the private sector with knowledge of crimes, breaches of public trust and misconduct committed by Donald J Trump and his associates are needed to blow the whistle in the name of protecting the United States of America from tyranny,” the documentary film-maker wrote in an open letter published by the Huffington Post. | “Patriotic Americans in government, law enforcement or the private sector with knowledge of crimes, breaches of public trust and misconduct committed by Donald J Trump and his associates are needed to blow the whistle in the name of protecting the United States of America from tyranny,” the documentary film-maker wrote in an open letter published by the Huffington Post. |
| “I know this is risky. I knew we may get in trouble. But too much is at stake to play it safe.” | “I know this is risky. I knew we may get in trouble. But too much is at stake to play it safe.” |
| Moore said that, while no digital communication was 100% secure, he and his team had used the best technology possible to protect anonymity, including encrypted messaging apps such as Signal, Peerio and WhatsApp. | Moore said that, while no digital communication was 100% secure, he and his team had used the best technology possible to protect anonymity, including encrypted messaging apps such as Signal, Peerio and WhatsApp. |
| TrumpiLeaks was announced one day after the US Department of Justice said that a 25-year-old contractor had been arrested and charged with leaking classified National Security Agency material related to Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. Trump has called for a crackdown on leaks to the media. | TrumpiLeaks was announced one day after the US Department of Justice said that a 25-year-old contractor had been arrested and charged with leaking classified National Security Agency material related to Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. Trump has called for a crackdown on leaks to the media. |
| Moore, an outspoken critic of the US president, is working on a documentary about the 2016 presidential election entitled Fahrenheit 11/9. His other films include Fahrenheit 9/11, which was a critical look at the presidency of George W Bush and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and 2002’s Bowling for Columbine, about gun control in the US. | Moore, an outspoken critic of the US president, is working on a documentary about the 2016 presidential election entitled Fahrenheit 11/9. His other films include Fahrenheit 9/11, which was a critical look at the presidency of George W Bush and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and 2002’s Bowling for Columbine, about gun control in the US. |
| Moore also recently announced that he will star in a Broadway show about Trump. Entitled The Terms of My Surrender, it’s described by Moore as “a humorous play about a country that’s just elected a madman”. The play begins in August and will run for 12 weeks. | Moore also recently announced that he will star in a Broadway show about Trump. Entitled The Terms of My Surrender, it’s described by Moore as “a humorous play about a country that’s just elected a madman”. The play begins in August and will run for 12 weeks. |